“The report correctly omits controversial port productivity metrics that would be used to interfere with collective bargaining in the port and maritime sectors. This decision follows the clear intent of Congress that the Department of Transportation should not be involved in labor-management decisions.

“We believe this report also serves as a template moving forward: measuring port activities should be done carefully. The BTS should remain a dispassionate resource of transportation statistical information, and not be transformed into a politicized instrument for intervening in issues involving private sector labor-management relations.”